Ferry: More survivors found
23/06/2006 13:33 – (SA) Jakarta – More survivors were found on Friday after a ferry sank in heavy seas off Indonesia's Sumatra island, but 23 were still missing, according to an official…. Read more »
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94 Survived, 39 Still Missing
[SIBOLGA] Thirty nine passengers of the sunk ferry Surya Makmur Indah are still missing. The other 94 passengers have been rescued. Seven were admitted to Sibolga public hospital due to… Read more »
Names of the sunk ferry pasengers
The following are the names of passengers of sunk ship “Surya Makmur Indah” received from Sibolga seaport authority by a Medan based newspaper (Harian SIB): Lena, Alex Harefa, Rusdini, Ahmad,… Read more »
Ship Carrying Over 100 Sinks in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A ship carrying more than 100 passengers and crew sunk off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday in bad weather, a naval spokesman said. More …
BRR truck-buying plan criticized
BRR truck-buying plan criticized Saturday, June 17, 2006BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Aceh and Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) is back in the spotlight with a plan to purchase a… Read more »
House dismayed by slow Aceh reconstruction
Saturday, June 10, 2006 M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta House of Representatives lawmakers are unhappy with the performance of the Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR). In its single… Read more »
Indonesians raise funds for quake victims
Indonesians raise funds for quake victims By Nina Muslim, Staff Reporter Dubai: For the second year in a row, Indonesians in the UAE have had to turn their recent… Read more »
Tsunami lessons help speed aid response to Java quake
By Eric UnmachtJakarta/Yogyakarta_(dpa) _ Private cars, ambulances and even buggy-style Indonesian bicycles delivered the sick and injured to overwhelmed hospitals Monday in Yogyakarta. More …
FOX Facts: Recent Quakes in Indonesia
Saturday, May 27, 2006 A look at some deadly earthquakes in Indonesia since 2000: — May 27, 2006: A magnitude-6.2 quake flattens homes and hotels near the ancient central city… Read more »
Tsunami recovery: Taking stock after 12 months
Tsunami recovery: Taking stock after 12 months Executive Summary This report, from the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, former US President Bill Clinton, documents the status of the recovery… Read more »
On Indonesia’s Nias Island, UNICEF helps rebuild the lives of quake-affected children
By Anna Stechert GUNUNGSITOLI, Indonesia, 10 May 2006 — Well over a year since a violent earthquake shook the island of Nias in Indonesia, killing 800 people and destroying 90… Read more »
Indonesia: Aceh & Nias Partners – Reconstruction accelerated sharply in past six months but three years very hard work ahead
Jakarta, May 9, 2006 — The Agency for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (BRR) of Aceh and Nias today holds the second high-level Coordination Forum for Aceh and Nias (CFAN2) attended by… Read more »
Indonesia’s quake-hit surfers’ paradise hopes for a break
Bhimanto Suwastoyo Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, 28 March 2006 12:30 At deserted Sorake Beach on Indonesia's earthquake-devastated island of Nias, a few local surfers paddle out at sea, looking back at… Read more »
Call for spectacles to assist with medical relief work in Indonesia
by Christine McCafferty Thursday, 4 May, 2006 Humanitarian work has once again drawn Gisborne nurse Margaret Thorpe back to the poverty-stricken islands of Indonesia. Mrs Thorpe is returning to the… Read more »
European Commission to provide 117.5m euros for Nias, Aceh
JAKARTA, April 26 (Xinhua) — The European Commission has signed the second commitment agreement to provide Multi Donor Fund with 117.5 million euros to finance post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction efforts… Read more »